Tiny House, Tiny Energy? Part 1

This is part 1 of a two-part series on Tiny Houses.
For those who are seeking to reduce their carbon footprint by living in a super energy-efficient house, the choices have been limited to a small selection of “energy-efficient” production homes, or multifamily buildings where the energy “loads” are distributed over a greater floor area, making the units themselves proportionally more energy efficient than a stand-alone single- family home of the same size.